GOP, Jindal ask McAllister to resign

9:56 PM,
Apr. 10, 2014

U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister has been asked to step down after kissing a former staff member.

Written by

Greg Hilburn
ghilburn@gannett.com

Gov. Bobby Jindal joined the Louisiana Republican Party chairman Thursday in calling for Republican 5th District U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister to resign in the wake of a video showing the married congressman kissing a former married staff member.

"Congressman McAllister's behavior is an embarrassment and he should resign," Jindal said in a statement. "He says he wants privacy to work on his issues with his family. The best way to get privacy and work on putting his family back together is to resign from Congress."

Earlier, state GOP Chairman Roger Villere released a similar statement: ...